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Marine Corps recruits get sized during their first uniform fitting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 11, 2023.

The Marine Corps says its pandemic-related uniform shortage is easing and should end by mid-summer

The Marine Corps says the private companies that make military uniforms fell behind because of COVID-related labor shortages and inflation.

World War II veteran Gerry Bennett, 92, plays cards with Gloria Estrello, a volunteer with the Choose Home Senior Corps program.

To Help Keep Older Veterans In Their Homes, The VA Is Pairing Them With Volunteer Companions

The VA pilot program places federally-backed volunteers in the homes of veterans to help with cooking, cleaning and other low-skill tasks. 92 year-old…

Four F-15 Eagle pilots from the 3rd Wing walk to their respective jets at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska

Pressure Builds for Gender-Neutral Draft

Even though it's been 40 years since anyone has been drafted into the military in the US, young men are still required to register with the Selective…

Government Data Hack Called 'National Security Disaster'

The recent hack of data held by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management has raised concerns that the identities of undercover intelligence officers…

Sailors steer the USS Gabrielle Giffords as the ship comes into San Diego.

Congress Deciding Whether To Double Down On Navy's Speedy But Troubled Combat Ship

The speedy, high-tech Littoral Combat Ship has been plagued with delays, mechanical problems and cost overruns.Congress is getting ready to decide the…

Army recruits take their Oaths of Enlistment at Fort Lee, Va. June 22.

COVID-19 Has Forced The Army To Rethink And Step Up Its Virtual Recruiting Efforts

The Army is holding its first nationwide virtual recruiting campaign, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to scale back face-to-face interactions and…

The Army has recently increased recruitment efforts in person and via social media

Facing Biggest Mission Yet, U.S. Army Struggles To Recruit

Last spring, the Army told recruiters it expected them to enlist 6,000 new soldiers – the largest mid-year increase in its history. It recently also...

Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, (left) washes dishes aboard the ship on Thanksgiving 2019. Crozier was relieved of his command after urging the Navy to take stronger action to combat a COVID-19 outbreak on the ship.

Friends And Former Crewmembers Continue To Show Support For Fired Navy Captain

More than two weeks after Capt. Brett Crozier was relieved of command of the aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt, friends and former shipmates are voicing…

Concertina wire installed by U.S. Marines remains on the beach near the U.S.-Mexico border fence in San Diego.

Troops Have Installed Miles Of Concertina Wire At The U.S./Mexico Border, And More May Be Coming

President Trump is considering sending a new round of troops to the southern border. The military withdrew some service members from the border in…

Protesters opposed to the Trump Administration's military transgender ban march in Washington, D.C. in a July 2107 demonstration.

Some Troops Rushed To See Doctors Before The Military's New Transgender Policy Took Effect

The policy bans transgender recruits and prevents current troops from transitioning to another sex unless they were diagnosed with gender dysphoria before…

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